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Bendrick92372 karma

Hi all! Thanks for doing this AMA!

Speaking as a lowly web developer, I can honestly say that I rarely implement enough exception/error handling in my code. Thankfully, people's lives don't necessarily depend on my code...

It occurred to me, looking at the Apollo 11 Guidance System code that systems like the ones you write have to have hundreds if not thousands of fallbacks/handlers for any number of things that might go wrong.

  • Is this true of your work?
  • Given that it'd be impossible to predict every contingency, what practices do you follow to make sure you've been as thorough as possible?
  • What kinds of testing does your code have to go through?

Bendrick922 karma

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

Bendrick921 karma

Hi Sean!  Thanks so much for doing this AMA.  Been a busy day for you guys!

  • How does it feel to have NMS released finally?  Is there a sense of catharsis at all?

  • What aspect of the game are you proudest of?

  • What's next for Hello Games? (Besides a nap)

Cant wait to play the game come Friday.  I haven't been this excited about anything in a long time.